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Sun-Wed 7am-9pm, Thu 7am-10pm, Fri-Sat 7am-11pm
Great Ambiance & Dining – We have visited the Richardson Bistro & Bakery three times. Twice for breakfast/brunch and once for dinner. Each time we have enjoyed the merriment of the wait staff and the crowd this establishment attracts.
The food is well worth the savoring cravings that bring us back each time. We have tried something new at each visit and look forward to trying all the menu features. The presentations of their offerings are very eye catching.
Our last visit, Sat. Jan. 29th, we finished our meal just as the Bistro was about to have a wine-tasting and cheese offering. We were not aware of this special feature offering (at least once a month) in time to enjoy it that evening, so we look forward to hearing from Main Street when the next event will be.
Main Street Bistro & Bakery - Richardson, will have us coming back for as long as they will welcome us. Kudos, again, to the bartender that evening. And John, we hope your "gimp" is gone the next time we visit...
Great Food but questionable service – I have the same waiter on multiple occasions and each seems to be getting worse. I think he was fired from IRS Customer Service for attitude.
Totally Amazing Meal & Service – You won't be sorry you stopped in here! I've now been there for a business lunch, and a much-needed dinner out with my husband. Each time, the experience was 5 star.
I had the stuffed salmon for dinner, and Randy had the rib eye steak. The vegetables were prepared with fresh herbs, and everything was just scrumptious - from the unique house salad to the entire meal. We enjoyed our waitress, Jessica, and the entire staff very much. We'll be back, for sure.
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your review means a lot to us! and in return we thank you for dining with us and we are glad you found everything for your satisfaction .
would like to see you again always to provide you the best quality time and food you expect to get and we make sure you would with every visit .
thank you
and happy holidays
Yummy Breakfast! – I have been to this resaturant in richardson for breakfast twice and it has been consistantly yummy! They are known for their baked goods, but are quickly packing the house for breakfast and lunch. They also cater in richardson and the surrounding area. I am looking forward to some fluffy eggs for breakfast tomorrow at this cafe. Try it, you will not be dissapointed!
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Indianapolis Colts WR LaVon Brazill (foot) was seen in a walking
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Indianapolis Colts WR LaVon Brazill admitted he made a mistake in the offseason, and he now has a four-game suspension for violating the league's substance abuse policy to start the season as a result. Brazill said he needs to decide between 'money and marijuana.' That isn't his only battle. He is also vying for the fourth receiver spot behind WRs Reggie Wayne, Darrius Heyward-Bey and T.Y. Hilton, so his roster spot isn't necessarily a given.
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The NFL has suspended WR LaVon Brazill for the first four games of the regular season for violating the league's substance abuse policy.
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Maybe they expect you to install a new meter box as well, then those would go to it. I'm just guessing...
Do you need a new meter and socket to support the higher amperages?
I'm in the process of upgrading my home service from 100A to 200A. As the new service panel is going in the same location as the old, I will need to disconnect the incoming service temporarily. To this end, power company has installed a pigtail, exiting the bottom of the meter can. They did not, as I had expected, cut the little wire seal on the meter ring to allow me to disconnect power by pulling the meter.
This seems to me to be the safer way to disconnect power, as opposed to having to unwrap the eletrical tape they've placed on each of the incoming hot wires and unbolting each of the connecters that appear to be underneath the tape.
As a DIYer, I'm unfamiliar with the ways of the utility. Perhaps someone more experienced can tell me - does KCPL intend for me to disconnect via the pigtail, thus leaving their metering equipment undisturbed but putting me at risk of shock if I'm careless? Or does the installation of a pigtail come with the implicit understanding that I will pull the meter? If so, why bother with a pigtail in the first place instead of just cutting or allowing me to cut the seal?
I don't mind the pigtail as it will give me the few extra inches of SE needed to reach inside the larger new box.
Maybe they expect you to install a new meter box as well, then those would go to it. I'm just guessing...
Do you need a new meter and socket to support the higher amperages?
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I do need a new meter, socket and riser as the old service (wire attached to exterior wall with no conduit or weatherhead) does not meet power co's requirements. I don't expect the new meter box to be energized until the power company brings in the new service drop, though.
Whatever the power company has done there, they are expecting only a licensed electrician who understands their ways to be doing anything more.
They expext only a licensed electrician to pull the meter and to thereafter attend to the matter of the seal.Originally Posted by BoDean
They do not expect *anybody* to *ever* do that!Originally Posted by BoDean
... have a licensed electrician do *everything*? Yes, you can be very sure about that!Originally Posted by BoDean
There are a variety of ways service upgrades are completed, some areas the utility installs part of the exterior wiring..
Do you need to install a new service riser with weather head?
Typically in our area we would install a new meter can, service riser weather head, and ust the pigtail they provided to feed the line side of the new meter can, cutting the meter seal, pulling the meter.
Don't you think you should be asking the POCO all these questions instead of us?
EVERY area and every POCO is different.
*** Would suggest reading this but do not advise anything in this post. ***
The more or less how you upgrade a meter; POCO will not install jumper cable.
Pull the meter
Take the house side loose
Tear out old service and reinstall new service
Set the new meter base beside the old meter base
After the install run a jumper wire from the new meter base to the old meter base and plug the meter back in.
Call for inspection
After the inspection POCO will connect the new service riser and then we come back and take down the old one
With the new meter pan you will need to put up new wires to feed the box. You need to look at the height requirement. These will be wired up as normal.
There jumper would be tied with the wires feeding the house in the bottom of the pan.
As far as having to pull the old wires out of the breaker box where there live is something I would not do. Having to install the jumper into the new pan where there live is something I would not do. You have to remember that the only fuse to protect you would be the one that feeds the transformer.
If you can live off a generator for a day then try thinking about this.
Cover the incoming wires in the old panel with a leather glove and some tape; this will give you some protection form live power.
Turn off the main breaker and pull out of all the old wiring and breakers.
Remove the panel of the wall and tie it out of the way.
Mount new panel.
Wire everything but the new feeder wires.
Use a large breaker off the old panel to your new panel using the main breaker.
Call and get the power cut at the poll.
Remove old meter pan, feeder wires to old panel board, and the feeder wires up the house.
Install new meter pan and wires.
Call for you inspection and they will call the POCO if it is up to code for a reconnect.
Either way you do it if you dont pass the inspection then no power and you might have to get a pro to fix it before a new inspection.
*** In any way shape or form would I suggest this to anyone; but it is just something for you to think about. *** Just covering my as.
I recently did an upgrade, QO 100 to QO 200, and it was pretty easy. You can adapt the ideas to your own setup. Steps as follows:
1. Installed the new 200 amp panel as close as possible to the old.
2. Connected 100 amp cables from lugs on the bus bars of the old panel to the main of the new panel. I was able to attach to the bus using #2 lugs (from HD) after turning off the old main.
3. Moved circuits from old panel to the new panel. At this point the new panel was being served through the old meter and the main of the old panel.
4. Laid out where the new meter would be mounted and ran 2" PVC conduit from the new panel to the point where it would hit the back of the new meter socket. You could use SE cable in most jurisdictions as it was all inside.
5. Ran the new Grounding Equipment Conductor to the Grounding Electrodes.
6. Preassembled the new meter socket with 9 ft conduit and weatherhead, and put 4/0, 4/0, 2/0 Al conductors in the riser conduit.
7. Arranged with neighbor for extension cord power for tools.
8. Scheduled changeout day with power company and electrical inspector. Already had permit. POCO representative gave permission to cut meter seal, because I already had permit from them.
9. On day of changeover; at 7 AM, cut the old service drop on my side of connectors using a pair of Fiskar pruning loppers with fiberglass handles. This was the only hot work, and not at all hazardous.
10. Removed meter and old meter socket and service drop. Removed old panel and temporary connections.
11. Installed new meter socket with riser where it had been laid out.
12. Connected preinstalled conduit from meter socket to panel.
13. Ran conductors from load side of meter socket to panel. It helps to have a meter socket with "lay-in" terminals and removable internal shields. Completed this at about 9:15 and called electrical inspector for inspection.
14. Inspector arrived about noon, approved the installation, and called the POCO for reconnect.
15. POCO arrived at 12:45 and reconnected.
The process worked because of all of the prefabrication and layout, and because all of the branch circuits had been connected to the new panel before the changeover was started.
They probably want you to leave the old meter and wires alone and install the complete new system and then they will make the switchover after it is approved.
This is like posting information on how to build a bomb and then saying you don't advise doing any of it.Originally Posted by got_nailed
I know this is just my opinion, but it comes from expereince.
Other than someone approved/qualified, NO ONE should EVER pull a meter. Let alone work on live UNFUSED service conductors!!! To even suggest such a practice is extremely careless. Giving detailed instructions is even worse.
In my area you need an underwriters certificate for the new instal before the POCO will reinstal the meter or do the hookup.
Hj they have to inspect the new meter can and the wiring for it.
But now that I think about it you could install the new panel next to the old one and remove the bonding jumper to make it a sub panel. Feed it off the main panel and get it inspected. If it passes then do the meter pan and reinstall the bonding jumper.
Speedy I was trying to give a safer idea about how to do something that it looked like he was going to do a more dangerous way. But at the same time I was trying to let them know that this is not totally safe either.
Hmm a bomb. What kind I have the hole internet and know how to use it.
Here, there is a $10,000 fine if anyone other than the electric utility removes the meter seal. The reason being that without the meter, creative types will connect to the hubs with alligator clips and "steal" the electricity, or install their own meter between readings to do the same thing.
You can pull it if there is an emergence. But you have to call you POCO ASAP. Most of them will send someone out to look like the cops or the fire department till they can get there (this is where Im at). All the new meters will tattle when there plugged back in that they were removed and for how long they were out.
Where Im at an electrician and pull the meter and put it back in if they have gotten all the permit info. As far as steeling power ever electrician I have seen doing an upgrade will pull power to service (meter removed) with a set of clips. They will run there tools off.
Have you thought about getting an electrician to come out and install a new meter / breaker can and service? This would give you a disconnect at the meter so you could do all your work safely.
That's how it is here. We have to be on an approved list.Originally Posted by got_nailed
As for "stealing" power, I have an inverter and two generators for that. Although I DO have a set of clips to use in a pinch. The time a contractor is using his clips is not what they mean by stealing power.


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OGUNQUIT – Every tourist season for the past decade, the owners of The Beachmere Inn have relied on a handful of foreign workers to change linens, vacuum carpets and tidy up the 73 rooms in the waterfront hotel.
Sarah Diment said she tries each year to fill the spots with American workers, occasionally recruiting hours away in Bangor or even farther north. But because of the seasonal nature of the jobs and competition for workers in a town with twice as many hotel rooms as full-time residents, Diment inevitably looks abroad to fill three or four spots in her 17-person housekeeping crew.
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"It's hard when we don't have enough people," said Grace Jerauld, who has worked The Beachmere's front desk for 15 years. "It's hard on the housekeeping department, so they're working six days instead of five and they're stretched thin, doing the job of one and a half people -- a physically demanding job."
As Congress considers sweeping changes to the nation's immigration laws, Diment and others in the hospitality industry are urging members of Congress to provide more certainty to businesses that use the guest worker visa program.
"H-2B workers are essential to our operation and they are seen by our employees as critical backup they need during the summer and fall months," Diment told members of a congressional subcommittee Wednesday.
The program is tightly regulated -- although not as tightly as some would like. Businesses must actively seek American workers first, pay substantial fees or travel costs to bring in foreign workers, and pay those workers a "prevailing wage" based on the regional average for that job.
Would-be workers, meanwhile, must be interviewed at a U.S. embassy or consulate.
Debate on Capitol Hill over guest workers has been muted compared to the controversy over creating a "pathway to citizenship" for an estimated 11 million illegal immigrants. But industries that hire temporary foreign workers to harvest crops, clean hotel rooms or do other tough-to-fill jobs are stepping up their lobbying in hopes of expanding or streamlining the programs.
The H-2B program has its critics at a time when millions of American workers are still unemployed and the country continues to dig out of the recession.
William Spriggs, chief economist for the AFL-CIO, called Diment and the other business representatives present on Wednesday "model employers." But he said the federal government needs clearer, more stringently enforced rules to prevent dishonest employers from hiring foreign workers for entry-level jobs that could be filled by unemployed Americans.
"We know there are many violations of the program where the program has been abused," Spriggs said. "And the regulations need to reflect those who misuse the program."
About 60 employers in Maine, ranging from hotels to wreath-making companies, notified the Maine Department of Labor that they plan to seek 1,085 H-2B visas for temporary foreign workers in 2013.
While the department is required to verify that those jobs are duly advertised for U.S. workers, the state isn't told by the federal government how many of those visas are ultimately used.
Requests for hospitality-related H-2B visas are most common in coastal towns such as Old Orchard Beach, Ogunquit, Boothbay, Camden and Bar Harbor.
Merlene Warren, a resident of Montego Bay, Jamaica, landed a visa to work in Ogunquit. She is one of The Meadowmere Resort's 12 to 14 seasonal employees from Jamaica, cleaning rooms during the summer.
Warren said she does the work "to care for my family back home, for my children."
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Being one of the best special sweepers in the game, Raikou is one of the Pokemon that forces people to use standards. It's fast, has a great STAB, and can set up on many Pokemon in OU.
This is the most common Raikou set and by far the most immediately dangerous one. After a Calm Mind, Raikou can severely dent almost anything switching in. Substitute is the usual option, allowing Raikou to set up in the face of special attackers that can't break its Substitute. It also blocks status and provides a buffer against critical hits. Roar is a decent option as well though, allowing Raikou to beat any opposing Calm Mind user, scout, and rack up Spikes damage on Raikou's most common counters: Blissey, Snorlax, and Celebi. Hidden Power Grass gives Raikou an edge against Swampert, while Hidden Power Ice deals with the less common Flygon and gives Raikou an attack that hits Celebi for good damage.
Maximum Speed investment gives Raikou the jump on Adamant Aerodactyl and lets Raikou at worst Speed tie other Raikou and Starmie. When using Roar, being able to Roar out opposing Raikou first can be devastating. Maximized Special Attack increases Raikou's power.Team Options & Additional Comments >>>
Rest grants Raikou recovery and allows it to take hits much more comfortably. The goal of this set is for Raikou to set up Calm Minds in the face of any special attacker and then Rest to repeat the process. This Raikou works much like a special version of Snorlax in that it can take hits and dish out damage right back.
With RestTalk, Raikou no longer has to worry about switching into Milotic's Hypnosis, becomes quite possibly the best Gengar counter in the game, and can even stall out Blissey with Pressure; however, it is unable to touch Dugtrio and other Ground-types. Consider Porygon2 as a partner and play cautiously. This Raikou acts as a superb special wall and attacker, but it is not able to force itself through Ground-types without assistance.
This set should run 300 Speed for neutral base 100 Speed Pokemon. 252 HP EVs grant maximum bulk; the rest is put in Special Attack for a bit more punch.
Although similar to the last set, this one doesn't bother setting up Calm Minds, as the threat of Dugtrio and other Ground-types continues to increase. Instead, it plays the role of a pure special wall, absorbing sleep while countering the most common special attackers in the tier. Roar takes advantage of Spikes and can force out common answers to Raikou. Even better, if Raikou is asleep, Roar chosen by Sleep Talk will hit with normal priority, allowing most threats to be phazed out before they can even hit Raikou. If the threat of Ground-types is still too great to ignore, you can choose to run a Hidden Power, such as Grass or Ice, to keep them at bay.
The EVs are the same as the previous set, but this set plays fairly differently. Rather than setting up alongside special sweepers and being able to sweep by itself, this Raikou acts as a quick check to most special attackers, able to force the foe out and keep healing itself as needed. If you decide to use Hidden Power Ice, consider running 330 Speed on Raikou in order to check Flygon more efficiently.
Other Options
Protect works well alongside Pressure to quickly stall out Blissey's PP. Thunder Wave is viable because paralysis is always nice, but it isn't the best choice for Raikou. With Psych Up, Raikou can copy Calm Mind boosts from Suicune. Crunch can be used over Hidden Power for better all-around neutral coverage and to hit Celebi a little harder, but this usually just renders Raikou unable to KO both Swampert and Flygon.
Checks and Counters
Dugtrio has difficulties switching in, but it can trap and OHKO Raikou. Furthermore, with 44 Special Defense EVs (48 with Hidden Power Bug), Dugtrio can survive a super effective Hidden Power from Timid Raikou. Adamant Dugtrio can therefore switch into Thunderbolt and not be KOed next turn, while Jolly Dugtrio can safely switch into any of Timid Raikou's attacks and proceed to OHKO with Earthquake. Of course, if there are Spikes on Dugtrio's side of the field, it will have a bit more trouble.
Blissey and Snorlax can take repeated hits from Raikou and KO it with ease. With Psych Up or Seismic Toss, Regice beats Raikou that lack Rest one-on-one by virtue of its high Special Defense. If it lacks those two moves, however, Raikou can set up with Calm Mind to the point where its Substitutes are unbreakable. Celebi with Perish Song can easily force out Raikou and can set up Calm Mind alongside Raikou while taking very little from Raikou's common attacks. Venusaur that pack physical moves, such as Sludge Bomb, can beat Hidden Power Grass variants, as can Flygon. Swampert is OHKOed by +1 Hidden Power Grass and 2HKOed otherwise, but it can switch into Thunderbolt and OHKO Raikou with Earthquake, as well as easily beat the less common Hidden Power Ice variants. Steelix and Camerupt are immune to Thunderbolt and take neutral damage from both Hidden Power Ice and Grass and can hit Raikou back with STAB Earthquake. Claydol also packs an Electric immunity and a high Special Defense stat, but it's 2HKOed by +1 Timid Raikou.
Although Marowak is 2HKOed by Hidden Power Ice or Grass, it can come in on Substitute and KO Raikou with Bonemerang. Similarly to Dugtrio, Marowak can be EVed to always survive +1 Raikou's Hidden Power (156/0 for Timid and 252/12 for Modest). While it is not the best counter, Marowak is a very important threat to be wary of; do not assume your Raikou is safe behind a Substitute or that your set-up Raikou can OHKO it. Finally, Jolteon matches up well against Raikou if it packs Roar or Thunder Wave.


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Read the First Chapter: HALF MOON HARBOR by Donna Kauffman
Bold, brash, Irish--Brodie Monaghan's been breaking hearts ever since he arrived in Maine to rebuild the family business. Still, there's one woman he just can't wow. Grace Maddox claims she's now part owner of Monaghan Shipbuilders, and she has her own dreams for the weathered dockside buildings. Tiny Blueberry Cove has a way of welcoming strangers with wide open arms, but is the sleepy coastal village ready for the fireworks these two spark?
Read The First Chapter: GIMME SOME SUGAR by Kimberly Kincaid
Desperate to escape the spotlight of her failed marriage to a fellow celebrity-chef, Carly di Matisse left New York City for a tiny town in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The restaurant she's running these days may not be chic, but in Pine Mountain she can pretend to be the tough cookie everybody knows and loves. Until she finds herself spending too much time with a way-too-hot contractor whose rugged good looks melt her like butter. . .
Jackson Carter wasn't looking for love. But he's not the kind of man to walk away from a worksite--or from a fiery beauty whose passionate nature provides some irresistible on-the-job benefits. . .
It's the perfect temporary arrangement for two ravenous commitment-phobes--except that Jackson and Carly keep coming back for seconds. . .and thirds. . .and fourths. . .
Read the First Chapter: THREE WEEKS WITH A BULL RIDER by Cat Johnson
Cowboy Jace Mills has suffered fewer injuries from bucking bulls than he has from his ex-girlfriend. Following his best friend Tucker's advice, Jace is convinced it's time to move on. But with his ex's tight rein on him, easier said than done.
Read an Excerpt: UNEXPECTED by Lori Foster
Eli Conners expected hired mercenary Ray Vereker to be a tank of a guy with forty tattoos--not the feminine ideal with lethal combat skills. While Eli certainly needs Ray's help, the rest of him is thinking he might have something to offer her. . .
Ray's as good as any man when it comes to storming enemy compounds and loading an AK-47, but who could blame a girl for succumbing to mind-blowing temptation in the steamy jungle? But now it's back to business. If only Ray wasn't feeling hot, bothered, dizzy. . .
Suddenly, Ray's precise, no-nonsense mission is veering wildly off course, derailed by raging hormones, out-of-control desire, and a delirious love that is completely unexpected. . .
Read the First Two Chapters: OBSESSED by M. William Phelps
Sheila Davalloo was young, attractive, and successful. When she started a new job at a cutting-edge research lab in Stamford, Connecticut, she met the man of her dreams. Nelson Sessler had no idea how violently Sheila would react when he began seeing a co-worker, Anna Lisa Raymundo. Sheila eliminated her rival in a bloody knife attack--and then turned her rage on another victim she saw as an obstacle to her passions. M. Williams Phelps recounts the riveting story of a white-collar love triangle gone horribly wrong. . .and the terrifying infatuation that drove one woman to kill....
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Read The First Chapter: FATED by Rebecca Zanetti
Cara Paulsen does not give up easily. A scientist and a single mother, she's used to fighting for what she wants, keeping a cool head, and doing whatever it takes to protect her daughter Janie. But "whatever it takes" has never before included a shotgun wedding to a dangerous-looking stranger with an attitude problem. . .
Read The First Chapter: CLAIMED by Rebecca Zanetti
Emma Paulsen is a geneticist driven by science. But she's also a psychic, so when a dark, good-hearted vampire frees her from the clutches of the evil Kurjans, she realizes he must be the man who's been haunting her dreams. But with a virus threatening vampires' mates, Emma may discover a whole new meaning of "lovesick".
Read The First Chapter: TEMPTED by Rebecca Zanetti
On the run from a mental institution and her vindictive half-brother, it's safe to say that Sarah Pringle's happy life as a schoolteacher is on hold. Too bad that as far as self-defense goes, "run and hide" is the best she's got. And with the monsters that started her escape hot on her heels, that's not going to cut it for long…
That is, unless Sarah has a bigger, badder, hotter monster on her side. Max Petrovsky is right at the top of the list of alpha male ass-kickers. And he knows exactly what Sarah's up against. Good thing, because the minute he sees her something primal kicks in, turning everyday attraction into red-hot desire. As long as they're cooperating, why not mix some pleasure with business? Of course, Max should probably tell Sarah he's a vampire himself…
Read The First Chapter: HUNTED by Rebecca Zanetti
Moira Dunne is a witch—the quantum physics kind. Time and space are her playthings. Which might explain why her one-night stand from a hundred years ago has turned up to "claim" her—and request her family's assistance with the war he's brewing. But the more she learns about Connlan Kayrs, the more she comes to think this is normal behavior for him…
There's Nowhere To Hide
When Conn and Moira tumbled on the moonlit grass, Conn hadn't meant to mark her as his mate for all time. She was only twenty! But it wasn't easy to wait for her. It was even harder to forget her. So when he finally returns for his wicked-hot witch, he's ready to let the sparks flying. Even if he burns up in flames…
Read The First Chapter: CONSUMED by Rebecca Zanetti
Katie Smith is the best of her class, part of an elite hunting force trained to eliminate werewolves from the hills of Western Virginia. She's good at it because she has the kind of focus and drive that won't back down no matter how steep the odds. Call it southern sass. Whatever it is, there's no denying her willingness to risk everything for the only man she's ever cared about—a man on the verge of losing his very humanity…
For the past ten years Jordan Pride has dedicated his life to protecting his people from a deadly shifter virus. But in a rare moment of distraction, Jordan's guard drops just long enough for his fate to take an irreversible twist. Unless the woman he loves surrenders everything to him, again and again, under a full moon rising…
Read The First Chapter: PROVOKED by Rebecca Zanetti
A casualty of the war between the demons and the vampires, Jase Kayrs has been missing for six long years. His older brothers want answers—but they're going to have to get them from an unlikely source. For when Kane Kayrs tracks down Amber Freebird, what he finds is a blonde, vegan pacifist who has no intention of using her skills in his war…
Amber enjoys her life of chaotic freedom and has no intention of falling in line just because a sexy-as-sin vampire insists on order. Unfortunately, he discovers she may be the only hope they have of finding his brother, and there's no way he's going to let her go—even if it means mating her to gain her cooperation. The two are as different as can be, yet when the dominant Kane and the untamed Amber finally unite to rescue Jase, they just may find that opposites really do attract…
Read the First Chapter, TWISTED by Rebecca Zanetti
In human form, Terrent Vilks is all male animal—dark, ripped, predatory. As wolf, he's unforgettably dangerous, unforgettably hot. Yet Maggie can't remember him….
Not even when she learns she once agreed to mate him. Yeah, that was years ago, before she was kidnapped and tortured, before she lost her memory. Now she knows just one thing about herself—she'll do whatever it takes to bring down the monsters who took her, even trust her ex.
He's got her right where he wants her…
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Read an Excerpt of SHADOWED by Rebecca Zanetti!
Brenna was an ass-kicking, name-taking witch—before the poison that's killing her sapped her powers too. She knows there's more to Jase than a handsome face and an ugly history. But there's no time to find out what. Taking him as her mate might save her life. But once she unleashes the force of his desire, there will be no turning back…
Read an Excerpt: TAMED by Rebecca Zanetti
Caleb Donovan was never meant to be a prophet. At heart he's a conqueror, his appetites far more carnal than spiritual. He's not inclined to repress his passions and surrender to fate. After all, that's what cost him Lily—three centuries ago. She married another, because it was ordained. Now that he's in the same benighted calling—and forced into proximity with her—all the old desires are roaring back to life…
After widowhood and centuries of celibacy, Lily is eager to explore the wild side of life, except now she's vulnerable to another forced relationship, with an enemy. But this time she's determined to choose her own path. And if hot, furious Caleb comes charging to the rescue, it might just change both their destinies…
Read an excerpt of DESPERATE by Daniel Palmer
Brimming with suspense and unrelenting twists, acclaimed author Daniel Palmer's latest thriller delves into the waking nightmare of a well meaning couple whose biggest—and most ordinary—dream has gone terrifyingly awry…
Read The First Chapter: TELL ME YOU'RE SORRY by Kevin O'Brien
A family is wiped out after a burglary gone wrong. An executive accused of embezzling kills himself and his loved ones. A house fire claims the lives of all its inhabitants. Separate incidents with two common threads--a first wife who took her own life, and a secret the victims took to their graves. . .
Stephanie Coburn has barely recovered from her sister's mysterious suicide before her brother-in-law and his new wife are murdered, her face disfigured beyond recognition. Stephanie never met the bride, has never even seen a clear photograph. But she knew her sister, and she knows something is desperately wrong. . .
The police won't listen. Her only ally is another victim's son. Step by step, they're uncovering a trail of brutal vengeance and a killer who will never relent--and whose forgiveness can only be earned in death. . .
Read an excerpt of SEVEN YEARS TO SIN by Sylvia Day
Seven Years To Sin
A young man forced to sell his body for money. A young lady who watched him do it. Two tormented souls brought together years later to assuage the hunger of a desperate, irresistible attraction…
Read an excerpt of BREATH OF SPRING by Charlotte Hubbard
As a bright season brings a fresh start to Willow Ridge, Annie Mae Knepp feels she can never make peace with the past. Her disgraced ex-bishop father is furious she has taken her five siblings to live with her. She's never been truly at home in her faith. . .or believing in herself. And Annie Mae fears no man will want to take on the responsibilities she's gladly shouldered. True, her quiet neighbor Adam Wagler has been steadfast and unshakeable helping her through her trials, but he surely couldn't think of someone so lost as more than a friend. Believing she is unworthy because of her doubts, Annie Mae will find in a moment of surprising revelation that God can work impossible miracles--and that love makes all things new.
Read Chapter One: FATAL STRIKE by Shannon McKenna
When Lara Kirk was abducted months ago, Miles Davenport vowed he'd bring her home. But the mission failed. Now, finding her after all this time will be next to impossible. . .
Lara Kirk lives in a shadowy world where reality and fantasy are blurred. Enslaved by her captors, Lara has formed a deep attachment to a man she's not even sure is real--until the six-foot-five-inch powerhouse bursts in to rescue her. . .
Once freed, Lara has no choice but to trust Miles with her life as they run from enemies too twisted to imagine. But they're also fighting a dangerous attraction that could kill--or save--them both. Either way, it's going to be a hell of a ride. . .
Read The First Chapter: THE FAMILY JENSEN: MASSACRE CANYON by William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone
Two outlaw brothers have been leaving a blood-trail on their way to infamy on the western frontier. Until bounty hunter Luke Jensen catches one of the black-hearted Kroll brothers away from his gang. But while Luke is trying to get Mordecai Kroll from jail to justice, he's ambushed by the Kroll gang and taken prisoner. And that draws Luke's own brother Smoke Jensen into the fight, guns drawn. . .
Read an Excerpt: THE SCANDALOUS ADVENTURES OF THE SISTER OF THE BRIDE, by Victoria Alexander
The bride's sister, Delilah, the very proper widowed Lady Hargate, and Samuel Russell, the groom's friend, a very eligible, slightly improper bachelor, at their upcoming wedding.
Lady Hargate and Mr. Russell, previously acquainted during one unforgettable night in New York City when caution--and clothing--were thrown to the wind will choose to pretend they have never met before.
The lady plans to avoid love and its complications at all costs.The gentleman intends to change her mind.
Guests are invited to enjoy the many diversions of Millworth Manor--delightful grounds, lavish drawing rooms, secluded corners--and the chance to discover that one night may have been only the beginning. . .
Read an excerpt of DEAD GIVEAWAY by Joanne Fluke
Dead Giveaway
Read the First Chapter: RAIDING WITH MORGAN by Jim Woolard
Raiding With Morgan: A Novel Of The Civil War
In the summer of 1863, Brigadier-General John Hunt Morgan led two thousand Confederate soldiers across the Ohio River into southern Indiana. Pursued by fifteen thousand Union cavalry, infantry, and militia, Morgan's Raiders blazed a trail of destruction unparalleled in Civil War history. In forty-six days, they covered one thousand miles, destroyed thirty-four bridges, and captured six thousand enemy soldiers. But only a handful of Morgan's men would live to tell the tale. . .
Read The First Chapter: NOT QUITE A WIFE by Mary Jo Putney
James, Lord Kirkland, owns a shipping fleet, half a London gaming house, and is a ruthlessly effective spymaster. He is seldom self-indulgent. . .except when it comes to the gentle, indomitable beauty who was once his wife.
Laurel Herbert gave James her heart as an innocent young girl--until she saw him perform an act of shocking violence before her very eyes. That night she left her husband, and he let her go without a word of protest.
Now, ten years later, a chance encounter turns passionate, with consequences that cannot be ignored. But as they try to rebuild what was broken, they must face common enemies and a very uncommon love.
Read an excerpt of BITE ME by Shelly Laurenston
Livy Kowalski has no time for idiots. When you shapeshift into a honey badger, getting through life's irritants is a finely honed skill. Until she gets stuck housing her nutso cousin and dealing with her dad's untimely and unexplained demise.
That's where Vic Barinov comes in--or his house does. Vic can't step outside without coming back to find Livy devouring his honey stash and getting the TV remote sticky. It gets his animal instincts all riled up. But he'll have to woo her at high speed: all hell is breaking loose, and Livy is leading the charge. . .
Read The First Two Chapters: TELL ME by Lisa Jackson
The most hated woman in Savannah, Georgia, is about to be set free. Twenty years ago, Blondell O'Henry was convicted of murdering her eldest daughter and wounding her two other children. The prosecution argued that beautiful, selfish Blondell wanted to be rid of them to be with her lover.
Now Blondell's son, Niall, has recanted his testimony and demolished the case in the process. Reporter Nikki Gillette is determined to get the true story, and not just for professional reasons. Blondell's murdered daughter, Amity, was Nikki's childhood friend. The night she died, Amity begged Nikki to meet with her, insisting she had a secret to tell, but Nikki didn't go. Her guilt is compounded by other complications--Nikki's favorite uncle, Alexander, was the attorney who helped save Blondell from execution. And rumors swirl that he was one of her many lovers.
Nikki's fiancé, Detective Pierce Reed, is concerned she may be compromising the case. As she digs for answers during one of the most sweltering summers in Savannah's history, he also worries for her safety. Everyone involved seems to have secrets, from Blondell's old boyfriend and his fundamentalist, snake-handling in-laws to the cop who led the original investigation. And som
Read The First Chapter: YOU'RE NOT SAFE by Mary Burton
The broken body hanging from a tree in Texas Hill Country. . .the frozen figure huddled in a meat locker. . .only at second glance does the truth become apparent. What seems like suicide is far more sinister, and the terror is only beginning...
One devastating moment changed Greer Templeton's life and ended two others. Now, with a body found on her property and Texas Ranger Tec Bragg on her doorstep, Greer's nightmare has returned. With each new victim, her link to Tec's case grows, and soon it will be too late to run.
Greer hoped the past was behind her, but an obsessed killer has never forgotten the bond that unites them. One by one, he will track down his victims, finish what was started--and make Greer's dying wish come true. . .
Read the first chapter: FORGET ME NOT by Fern Michaels
With a popular comic strip, card line, and children's cartoon to her name, Lucy Brighton should be in a happy place. But the ache of a cold, lonely childhood lingers on. Even though she still lives in the New Jersey house where she grew up, Lucy has had little contact with her parents since they moved to Florida five years ago.
Then Lucy receives a call that her parents have been killed in a car crash. While settling their affairs in Florida, Lucy begins to realize how little she really knew about their lives. She has no way to explain the mysterious safe in their bedroom, with its cache of fake passports, cash, and weapons. What secrets were the Brightons keeping? Were they even who they claimed to be? The answers will shatter everything she once believed about her parents--and about herself.
Read an Excerpt of IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME by Mary B. Morrison
I'm the woman Madison's husband truly loves. And I'll match her game for game to make him mine. Sindy Singleton isn't about to lose Chicago DuBois to Madison again. But getting him to open his heart once more won't be enough to satisfy her. Enlisting the help of Chicago's worst enemy is the fastest way she knows to expose Madison's most brazen deception yet. But Madison has more than one devastating card to play. . .
I don't care what mistakes I've made. I'll do whatever it takes to get my perfect marriage back. If there's one thing Madison has learned from her disastrous bet, it's how to turn catastrophe into opportunity. Playing on Chicago's fatherly instincts will maintain her access to the DuBois fortune--and keep her family's empire successful. Using sweet Sindy's niceness against her will knock her out of the running. And the cherry on top: Madison's got the perfect scheme to finally take care of her ex-lover, her rivals, and the husband she'll never let go. . .
Read an excerpt of WHAT SHE LEFT BEHIND by Ellen Marie Wiseman
Read Chapter One: BLACKBERRY PIE MURDER by Joanne Fluke
It's been a sleepy summer for the folks of Lake Eden, Minnesota. In fact, it's been a whole four months since anyone in the Swensen family has come across a dead body--a detail that just made the front page of the local paper. And that means Hannah Swensen can finally focus on her bakery. . .or can she?
Life is never really quiet for Hannah. After all, her mother's wedding is a little over a month away and guess who Delores put in charge of the planning? Yet just when Hannah believes her biggest challenge will be whether to use buttercream or fondant for the wedding cake, she accidentally hits a stranger with her cookie truck while driving down a winding country road in a raging thunderstorm. Hannah is wracked with guilt, and things get even worse when she's arrested. . .for murder! But an autopsy soon reveals the mystery man, his shirt covered in stains from blackberry pie, would have died even if Hannah hadn't hit him. Now, to clear her name, Hannah will have to follow a trail of pie crumbs to track down the identity of the deceased, find a baker who knows more about murder than how to roll out a perfect pie crust--and get herself to the church on time. . .
Read the First Chapter: BURN FOR ME by Cynthia Eden
Eve Bradley was undercover looking for a story, not a cause. But something about the man they called Subject Thirteen got her involved. The scientists said he was a devil, and they had a decent case: Terrifying power. A bad attitude. And looks that could lead anyone to sin. . .
Cain O'Connor knows the minute he catches her candy scent that Eve could drive him wild. But she's a threat--in a way no one has been for him in years. She's safer away from him, too. But with a powerful conspiracy determined to shut Eve up for good, there's no time to argue. All they can do is trust their instincts--and their hearts. . .
Read an excerpt: TIME OF ATTACK by Marc Cameron
In a small town in Utah, people are contracting a horrific disease with alarming plague-like symptoms. The CDC quarantines the area but outbreaks are already being reported in China, Japan, and England. Evidence suggests this is not a new strain of superbug--but an act of war, an orchestrated deployment of unstoppable terror.
Read The First Chapter: KILLER PHYSIQUE by G.A. McKevett
Plus-sized P.I. Savannah Reid gets a taste of the high life when she attends a Hollywood premiere on the arm of husband Dirk Coulter. Savannah may be a newlywed, but even she gets weak in the knees when she meets celebrity athlete-turned-movie-star Jason Tyrone. So imagine how she feels when the star's rock-hard body is found rock-hard dead…
Read The First Chapter: LOVING LORD ASH by Sally MacKenzie
Kit, the Marquis of Ashton, is in a sticky wicket. He married young and for love--how naïve. He discovered his mistake the very day of his wedding, but he is saddled now with a wife he's reluctant to trust. And however much evidence he gathers against faithless Jess, he can't seem to prove her guilt to the final judge--his foolish heart.
Jessica knows she's bobbled her marriage, however innocently. A fairytale wedding makes no difference if she hasn't got the marquis charmed to show for it. Well, she's had enough of accidental encounters with naked gentlemen and near misses explaining things to her husband. It's time to buck up and go win her man back--even if she has to fight very dirty indeed.
Read The First Chapter: TURN UP THE HEAT by Kimberly Kincaid
"It's not you."
There are only so many times a girl can hear those words before she believes that it is, in fact, very much her. Unexpectedly jilted by her locally famous boyfriend and haunted by a boss who makes Attila the Hun look like a lap dog, Bellamy Blake does what any self-respecting girl in her shoes would do. She rounds up her two best girlfriends and makes plans to get the hell out of Dodge. . .
But Bellamy's escape plan takes a nose dive on the side of rural route 164 when her transmission self-destructs, leaving her in the middle of a cell phone dead zone with nothing but her wits. Oh, and Shane Griffin, the hottest mechanic who's ever checked under her hood.
Yet this small-town man isn't all he seems....
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Read The First Chapter: AND THEN SHE WAS GONE by Rosalind Noonan
Eleven-year-old Lauren O'Neil vanished one sunny afternoon as she walked home from school. Six years later, her parents Rachel and Dan still tirelessly scour their Oregon hometown and beyond, always believing Lauren will be found. Then one day, the call comes.
Lauren has been rescued from a secluded farm mere miles away, and her abductor has confessed. Yet her return is nothing like Rachel imagined. Though the revelations about what Lauren endured are shocking, most heartbreaking of all is to see the bright-eyed, assertive daughter she knew transformed into a wary, polite stranger.
Lauren's first instinct is to flee. For years she's been told her parents forgot her; now she doubts the pieces of her life can ever fit together again. But Rachel refuses to lose her a second time. Little by little they must relearn what it means to be a family, trusting that their bond is strong enough to guide them back to each other.
Read The First Chapter: THE COURIER by Andrew Britton
Ryan Kealey now knows he'll never really put the game behind him. He's seen too much, felt too much, and the instinct is too deeply hardwired. But the game itself has changed. Between tense interagency "cooperation" that gums the works, and an overreliance on data-crunching, logarithms and wiz-kid tech, today's US intelligence service has lost a step to its ever-bolder, viciously adaptable global enemies. And thanks to an incredible discovery in the Arctic, those enemies now have a nuke—a Nazi suitcase bomb capable of unleashing unthinkable terror.
Read the First Chapter: MACCALLISTER: THE EAGLES LEGACY #4: KILL CRAZY by William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone
Born to a family of hard-fighting Scotsmen. Sworn to a legacy of blood and honor. Duff MaCallister brings his own brand of justice to the new American frontier--in this explosive western saga from bestselling authors William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone.
In a town like Chugwater, Wyoming, you know who your friends are, who your enemies are, and who your kill-crazy maniacs are. For Duff MacCallister, the last category belongs to Johnny Taylor and his gang. Duff has wrestled with this polecat before, and knows that his bite is worse than his smell. But when Taylor's gang tries to rob a bank--and Duff manages to shoot one and arrest Taylor's brother--the outraged outlaw raises a stink straight out of hell. First, he begins to randomly slaughter innocent townsfolk one by one. Then, he leaves a note on the bodies warning: "We will kill more of your citizens if you do not let my brother go." Now, he's kidnapped a woman as bait--lighting a fuse under Duff MacCallister that's bound to ignite the biggest, bloodiest showdown in Chugwater history. . .
Read The First Chapter: THE CONSEQUENCES by Colette Freedman
Noah Fisher has worked for months to make Sky High the most prestigious charter airline in California. He's long overdue for a break—something involving ski slopes, cold beers, and hot ski bunny babes. The itinerary doesn't include being hijacked by Bailey Sinclair, gorgeous widow of one of Sky High's wealthiest (ex-) clients. But here they are, and being crammed in a cockpit with the scared, stubborn, unbelievably sexy former model he's been fantasizing about invokes Superman tendencies that could get Noah in serious trouble.
Bailey is desperate to find the stash of money hidden by her conniving, thieving late husband—before the bad guys he owed find her. It's a long shot, but nothing compared to the gamble she's taking by being so close to Noah. Every minute in his company has Bailey thinking about doing crazy, reckless things like touching, grabbing, kissing…and oh wow, being kissed right back…
Read The First Chapter: BIGGER THAN THE GAME by Dirk Hayhurst
After nearly a decade in the minors, Dirk Hayhurst defied the odds to climb onto the pitcher's mound for the Toronto Blue Jays. Newly married, with a big league paycheck and a brand new house, Hayhurst was ready for a great season in the Bigs.
Then fate delivered a crushing hit. Hayhurst blew out his pitching shoulder in an insane off-season workout program. After surgery, rehab, and more rehab, his major-league dreams seemed more distant than ever.
From there things got worse, weirder, and funnier. In a crazy world of injured athletes, autograph-seeking nuns, angry wrestlers, and trainers with a taste for torture, Hayhurst learned lessons about the game--and himself--that were not in any rulebook. Honest, soul‑searching, insightful, hilarious, and moving, Dirk Hayhurst's latest memoir is an indisputable baseball classic.
Read Chapter One: SOFT TARGETS by John Gilstrap
Four children's lives hang in the balance. A vicious criminal is on the loose. With law enforcement at a dead end, there's only one man who can recover the hostages--Jonathan Grave.
FBI Special Agent Irene Rivers is horrified to learn that because of mistakes made by agents under her command, a murderer and child molester will walk free. When Irene's own daughters become the monster's next targets, she reaches out in desperation to an elite Special Forces operator. His name is Jonathan Grave. For Grave, results matter more than procedures. Together, they discover a new kind of justice--and a new breed of evil. . .
Read the first chapter of A FAMILY AFFAIR by Fern Michaels
From A FAMILY AFFAIR:
In a city built on dreams, Trisha Holiday makes her living moving like one. But out of her dancer's costume, she's as down-to-earth as they come. That's why she ignores the admiring note--and the accompanying $1000 bill--that arrives backstage after one of her ethereal performances. Yet the sender, a wealthy foreign prince, isn't easily dissuaded. Seven years living and studying in the United States have made Malik long for the freedom to choose his own bride--and the woman he wants is Trisha.
After a breathtaking visit to Malik's kingdom culminates in a marriage proposal, Trish attempts to adjust to an opulent new lifestyle complete with servants, sumptuous surroundings, and vast wealth. None of that matters to Trish as much as Malik's love. With Malik's sister Soraya proving a trusted new friend, they plan a lavish wedding surpassing anything she could have imagined.
Yet Trish's new life will have challenges too--adjusting to a new and complex culture, to the myriad demands of Malik's royal position, and to the expectations she faces as his wife. In the midst of her own major changes, Trish vows to help her sister, Emma, whose ma
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Read the first chapter of MAGNOLIA CITY by Duncan Alderson
A sweeping, sumptuous debut that evokes the turmoil and drama rippling through the history of the Lone Star State, Magnolia City is a story of love, greed, jealousy, and redemption, brought to life through the eyes of its unforgettable heroine.
Read The First Chapter: STOLEN by Daniel Palmer
The future looks bright for Boston couple John Bodine and Ruby Dawes. John's online gaming business is growing, and they're talking about starting a family. But when Ruby receives a life-changing diagnosis, and their cut-rate insurance won't cover the treatment she desperately needs, John makes a risky move. He steals a customer's identity and files a false claim for Ruby's medication.
The plan works perfectly—until the customer in question contacts John with a startling proposition. If John and Ruby play a little game he's devised, he won't report their fraud. The rules of 'Criminal' are simple: commit real crimes. But if they fail, there will be deadly consequences. John assumes it's a sick joke—until people start dying.
With each round, the crimes get more twisted. John and Ruby can't disappear—and they can't go to the police. Their only option is to keep playing, while trying to outwit a psychopath who has no intention of letting them leave this game alive…
Read The First Chapter: WOLF WITH BENEFITS by Shelly Laurenston
Sure, Toni Jean-Louis Parker has to be the responsible oldest sister to a crazy-brilliant clan of jackal siblings. But now she's cutting loose for some hot, sweaty, no-commitments fun—and the sexy, slow-talking, swift-moving predator assigned to keep her family safe is just the right thing to shapeshift her love life into overdrive. Trouble is, he's starting to get all obsessive wolf on her every time he looks in her direction…
Getting serious about anyone isn't in Ricky Lee Reed's plans. Hell, even now he doesn't really have a plan—outside of catching whomever is threatening this dangerously brilliant family. But the more he sees of Toni, the more he's howling for her. And whatever it takes to convince her that what they have is everything, well, this wily wolf is down for the sizzling chase…
Read The First Chapter: BIG BAD BEAST by Shelly Laurenston
When it comes to following her instincts, former Marine Dee-Ann Smith never holds back. And this deadly member of a shifter protection group will do anything to prove one of her own kind is having hybrids captured for dogfights. Trouble is, her too-cute rich-boy boss Ric Van Holtz insists on helping out. And his crazy-like-a-fox smarts and charming persistence are making it real hard for Dee to keep her heart safe...
Ric can't believe his luck. He's wanted this fiercely independent she-wolf from day one, but he never expected teamwork as explosive as this. And now is his last chance to show Dee what she needs isn't some in-your-face Alpha male—but a wily, resourceful wolf who'll always have her back in a fight…and between the sheets.
Read The First Chapter: BEAR MEETS GIRL by Shelly Laurenston
Lou Crushek is a reasonable, mellow, easygoing kind of guy. But once someone starts killing the scumbags he works so hard to bust, that really gets under his fur. Especially when that someone is a curvy she-tiger with a skill set that's turning Crush's lone-bear world upside down—and bringing his passion out of hibernation…
As a member of an elite feline protection unit, Marcella Malone has no problem body-dropping anyone who hunts her kind. But Crush is proving one major pain in her gorgeous tail. The only reason she's joined forces with him is to track down the wealthy human who's got her entire species in his ruthless sights. It sure isn't because Crush's stubborn and contrary attitude is rubbing Cella in all the right ways…
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Let sleeping dogs lie. Bo knows it's good advice, but he can't leave Blayne be. Blame it on her sweet sexiness—or his hunch that there's more to this little wolfdog than meets the eye. Blayne has depths he hasn't yet begun to fathom—much as he'd like to. She may insist Bo's nothing but a pain in her delectable behind, but polar bears have patience in spades. Soon she'll realize how good they can be together. And when she does, animal instinct tells him it'll be worth the wait…


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Frontal bossing is an unusually prominent forehead, sometimes associated with a heavier than normal brow ridge.
Frontal bossing is seen only in a few rare syndromes, including acromegaly, a chronic disorder caused by too much growth hormone, which leads to enlargement of the bones of the face, jaw, hands, feet, and skull.
There is no home care needed for frontal bossing. Home care for disorders associated with frontal bossing varies with the specific disorder.
If you notice that your child's forehead looks unusually prominent, talk to your health care provider.
An infant or child with frontal bossing generally has other symptoms and signs that, when taken together, define a specific syndrome or condition. The diagnosis is based on a family history, medical history, and thorough physical evaluation.
Medical history questions documenting frontal bossing in detail may include:
Laboratory studies may be ordered to confirm the presence of a suspected disorder.
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Rongen Announces 18-Player Roster for Busan International Tournament
CHICAGO (Aug. 22, 2006) – U.S. Under-20 Men's National Team head coach Thomas Rongen announced his 18-player roster for the Busan International U-20 Four Nations Tournament from Aug. 29-Sept. 2 in Busan, South Korea.
The roster is a unique mix of 11 professional and six high school players because Rongen was unable to call in the majority of players in college as they are just beginning their season. UCLA freshman goalkeeper Brian Perk was the only college player that is included on the roster.
For four players – Brandon Bumpas, Erik Hort, William Koss and Miguel Gonzalez – this will be their first-ever call-up to the U.S. Under-20 MNT.
The U.S. will travel to Busan on Friday, Aug. 25 and have three days of training before kicking off the four-team tournament on Tuesday, Aug. 29 against the host. The U.S. will then face Slovakia on Thursday, Aug. 31 before finishing round-robin play on Saturday, Sept. 2 against Argentina. All six games of the tournament will be played at Busan Asiad Main Stadium, a 2002 Wold Cup venue.
Of the 11 professional players only Preston Zimmeman, Hort and Sonny Guadarrama are playing in clubs outside of the United States. Zimmerman, a former U-17 standout, signed with Hamburg SV earlier this year and has been seeing time as a forward with the reserves. Hort, a native of Montabello, N.Y., who been with Sparta Prague since January of 2005 and has been playing as an outside back with the reserves. Guadarrama was recently signed by Santos in Mexico.
Two teams provided half of the eight players coming from Major League soccer. The N.Y. Red Bulls provided two forwards in Josmer Altidore and David Arvizu, while FC Dallas released midfielder Dax McCarty and defender Blake Wagner for the tournament.
The other MLS players are Nikolas Besagno (Real Salt Lake), Carlos Borja (Chivas USA), Gonzalez (New England Revolution) and Tim Ward (Columbus Crew), who will be involved in his first camp with the U-20s since being dropped from the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship roster due to injury.
The high school players consist of Bryan Arguez, Corben Bone, Cameron Brown, Bumpas, Kyle Davies and Koss.
U.S. Under-20 MNT Roster - Busan International Tournament
GOALKEEPERS (2): Brandon Bumpas (Denver, Colo.), Brian Perk (UCLA)
DEFENDERS (6): Bryan Arguez (Miami, Fla.), Carlos Borja (Chivas USA), Kyle Davies (Pleasanton, Calif.), Erik Hort (Sparta Prague), Blake Wagner (FC Dallas), Tim Ward (Columbus Crew)
MIDFIELDERS (6): Nikolas Besagno (Real Salt Lake), Cameron Brown (Garland, Texas), Miguel Gonzalez (New England Revolution), Sonny Guadarrama (Santos), William Koss (Overland Park, Kan.), Dax McCarty (FC Dallas)
FORWARDS (4): Josmer Altidore (N.Y. Red Bulls), David Arvizu (N.Y. Red Bulls), Corben Bone (Plano, Texas), Preston Zimmerman (Hamburg SV)


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Gorgeous Pillow Box
Material List
- Shipping Tag
- Mist – Brown and Gold
- Circle Cutter (or Other Round Object)
- Wilton® Doily, 4"
- Paper Trimmer
- Recollections® Cardstock – Kraft
- Tombow® MONO Multi-Liquid Glue
- Tombow® MONO Removable Adhesive
- Circle punch
- Martha Stewart Doily Lace Edge Punch
- Martha Stewart Crafts™ Scoring Board
- Braiding Cord
- Button
- Tombow® Power Tabs
- Patterned paper, Recollections® Paper Pad, 12"x12" – Mosaic Memories
- Tombow® MONO Adhesive Power Bond
- Flower
- Recollections™ Adhesive Pearls
Project Instructions
Step 1
Take of the string from the shipping tag and use brown mist really lightly. Then mist a Wilton® doily with brown and then a bit of gold. Let them dry.
Step 2
To make the box you can take a chance and do it directly on the card-stock you will be using, or you can make a template. The card-stock will be 8½"x 11". Score it at 5" and 10" and fold at the score marks.
Step 3
Using a pencil make a mark one inch away from the border in the four corners. Then using the round object make a line from one mark to the other and the top and then on the bottom.
Step 4
Cut off the excess and you will end up will a cylinder shape. When you open the paper the one inch tab will have a little excess. Make a diagonal cut on the corners and you will end up cutting a triangle.
Step 5
Using the same plate you will make a round score mark from one corner to the other. *Be really careful, is very important that this score line starts and ends in exactly the corner!! Otherwise the box won't close properly.
Step 6
Fold the score marks slowly since this is not as easy as folding a straight line. When you give it shape you will end up with a rectangle with a concave top and bottom.
Step 7
Once you have the correct shape use the MONO multi-liquid glue to glue the tab and the bottom of the box. Be generous with the adhesive, especially if the gift will be heavy. Use the Tombow® MONO removable adhesive on the top. This way the person will be able to open the gift without ruining the box. You can also use a one inch circle punch and punch half of the circle on the border of the top tab, a little way, to say "open here".
Step 8
Now we are going to make the flower that goes on the doily. You can use the Martha Stewart Crafts™ Doily Lace Edge Punch on a 1½"x 12" strip of paper.
Step 9
Using the scoring board, score every ½ inch then flip the paper down and score every ¼" and every ¾". Then, forming a circle, glue both ends using the MONO multi-liquid glue. Give it two minutes to dry and using a one inch circle with MONO multi-liquid glue give the flower shape until you are satisfied. Hold it for a minute while it dries or put something heavy on it to hold the flower.
Step 10
Glue these layers on the flowers with MONO multi-liquid glue. To top it use some braiding cord in a button and glue it with the Tombow® Power Tabs.
Step 11
Now you that you have your flower, all you need to do is use a 4"x 12" piece of patterned paper to go around the box. To glue it to the box use the MONO Adhesive Power Bond.
Step 12
Go around the box using the braiding cord but make sure that the edges end up in the front where it will be covered later with the embellishments.
Step 13
Put the string back into the shipping tag and using the MONO Adhesive Power Bond or the MONO multi-liquid glue put it in the front of the box.
Step 14
On top of that you will be placing the misted doily and then the flower. To finish it just use two Recollections™ adhesive pearls on the bottom right corner. All the pattern papers on this project are from the Recollections® Mosaic Memories collection.


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New SEC rule on signings offers safety net for recruits left behind
Story Highlights
Atlanta RB Justin Taylor committed to play for Alabama in February 2011
After knee injury and with signing limits, Taylor cannot enroll with 'Bama until 2013
Taylor says he'll stay with 'Bama but may consider options if offered scholarships
Green-Beckham's 2012 impact on Mizzou
Storylines that defined Signing Day
Top 50 recruits in the class of 2012
The top 15 recruiting classes of all time
North Atlanta High tailback Justin Taylor committed to Alabama in February 2011. He didn't pay much attention to the news out of Destin, Fla., three months later that SEC presidents had once again tightened recruiting rules to further curb oversigning -- a morally gray practice most SEC schools have employed to gain a competitive advantage over their non-oversigning conference foes and out-of-conference recruiting rivals. Taylor had no idea he would wind up the test case for the new rules.
Earlier this month, Taylor took an official visit to Tuscaloosa. There, Alabama coach Nick Saban told Taylor that because of a combination of the new rule and the torn ACL Taylor suffered in September, Taylor couldn't sign with the class of 2012. Taylor said Saban offered to sign a contract stating that Alabama would guarantee Taylor a scholarship in the 2013 signing class. One of the new rules states that an SEC school can sign only 25 players a year. Essentially, Taylor had slipped to the 26th-most-important player committed to Alabama for the class of 2012.
Now Taylor must weigh his options. Does he take Saban at his word and wait for an Alabama scholarship in 2013? Or does he attempt to seek a scholarship for 2012 at some other school? At the moment, he isn't sure. "I'm still getting my head together," Taylor told SI.com on Monday night.
The anti-oversigning zealots will offer this as proof that coaches such as Saban toy with the lives of teenagers when they play the numbers game in recruiting. Alabama fans will offer this as proof that despite all the red tape and Taylor's injury, Saban is at least sticking to the offer he made. The truth is somewhere in the middle. But one fact cannot be disputed.
The new rule worked.
No one in the Big Ten -- which has the most effective anti-oversigning rules because it doesn't allow schools to go more than three over the 85-scholarship limit at any given time -- will believe this, but the rule the SEC presidents devised provided the exact safeguard it was intended to provide. The SEC wasn't going to go to a Big Ten-style system. It wouldn't completely discard a competitive advantage. But the league's presidents did want to offer a measure of protection to the 18-year olds who were getting gamed by the system.
How did the rule protect Taylor? It will keep him from signing with a school that doesn't have room for him. Before the rule, Alabama could have signed Taylor to a National Letter of Intent on Feb. 1. The NLI is the worst contract in American sports. In plain English, it is a one-year deal with a club option for the next three (or four) years. Except in some cases, it isn't even a one-year deal. In return for prospects signing away all their leverage -- no other school may recruit them once they have signed -- a school is supposed to guarantee a scholarship and a roster spot for a year. But it doesn't always work that way. When LSU had two more qualified signees than it had available scholarships in 2010, those players were not allowed to play football on scholarship at LSU. They had signed away their right to be recruited and received nothing in return. This is par for the course in a system tilted in favor of the millionaire coaches over the 18- to 22-year-olds, but at least some of the grown-ups have attempted to help the prospects by allowing them to hold on to their leverage.
Now, if Taylor opts to stick with Alabama, the Crimson Tide will still have to fend off all other suitors until they can actually deliver the promised scholarship. Saban can sign whatever he wishes, but he can't stop other schools from recruiting Taylor between now and the moment he steps in a classroom in Tuscaloosa. The rule will prevent SEC oversigners from stockpiling recruits and then hiding behind the NLI. The option Alabama is offering Taylor is commonly known as a grayshirt. Plenty of other schools offer the same deal. There is nothing wrong with making such a deal as long as other schools are still allowed to present the prospect with an alternative -- going on scholarship immediately. Now, other schools can recruit grayshirted players. (In Saban's defense, there has never been a story of him not having a scholarship available for a grayshirted player. Not all coaches can make that claim.)
Former South Carolina and NFL player Stanley Pritchett is Taylor's coach and guardian. Pritchett said Monday that he has gotten calls from Purdue and Tennessee since Taylor got the news that he couldn't sign with Alabama in '12. Pritchett isn't pleased with the situation. "I was surprised," Pritchett said. "When he got hurt, they told me they were going to stick with him." Unfortunately, we can't hear Saban's side of the story directly. NCAA rules forbid him from speaking about specific recruits. Alabama spokesman Jeff Purinton reiterated this Tuesday morning. So if Taylor goes through with the plan to enroll at Alabama next year, Saban won't be allowed to speak publicly until January 2013.
Taylor's injury is the X-factor in this case. Had Alabama planned to grayshirt Taylor immediately after he got hurt, Taylor might have had more time to find a school willing to take him. Getting the bad news in January puts Taylor in a more difficult situation because most schools have already filled their classes. By the same token, no other schools recruited Taylor hard after his injury. Alabama continued recruiting him. Georgia fans were among the most vociferous critics of Saban when The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Michael Carvell published a lengthly interview with Taylor Sunday -- probably because Georgia has been at a disadvantage because it doesn't oversign -- but the Bulldogs haven't exactly rushed to offer a scholarship to an in-state player. Alabama is offering for '13. (The argument that other schools shied away because of Taylor's commitment to Alabama doesn't hold water. Nothing short of a restraining order will stop most SEC coaches from recruiting a player they want.)
Thanks to the new rule, Taylor will have options. If he finds a school he likes that will offer him a scholarship for '12, he can sign the NLI and be done with the recruiting process. If he truly wants to go to Alabama, he can wait and enroll next year. But if Taylor chooses that option, and in June or July, Auburn or South Carolina or Georgia Tech or N.C. State suddenly has an opening because a signee didn't qualify academically or chose to play professional baseball or chased his lifelong dream of joining the circus, then those schools can recruit Taylor. They can let him know they have a scholarship available immediately. Taylor still has his leverage, even if he doesn't have his scholarship at the moment.
As of Monday night, Taylor still plans to go to Alabama. "I'm still committed," he said. "That's what everyone has been asking me. Did I decommit? That was not true. I'm still committed." But if another school happened to call with a scholarship offer? "Would I talk to them?" Taylor said. "I mean, maybe."
In other words, Taylor is exactly as committed to Alabama as Alabama is committed to him.
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Mini Pineapple Upside-Down Cakes Recipe
- 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/3 cup butter, melted
- 1 can (20 ounces) pineapple tidbits
- 12 maraschino cherries, halved
- 1 package yellow cake mix (regular size)
- 3 eggs
- 1/3 cup canola oil
- In a small bowl, combine brown sugar and butter until blended. Spoon into 24 greased muffin cups. Drain pineapple, reserving the juice; spoon pineapple into prepared cups. Place a cherry half cut side down in the center of each.
- In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, eggs, oil and reserved pineapple juice. Beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes. Spoon over pineapple, filling each cup three-fourths full.
- Bake at 350° for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Immediately invert onto wire racks to cool. Yield: 2 dozen.
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Lovely and moist. I added a few crushed pecans in the butter and sugar mixture. I also used a French Vanilla cake mix.
Took these to a church fundraiser and everyone wants the recipe. Easy to make too.
I haven't tried it yet but very excited to try this recipe - however, I have a question. As you say the recipe is diabetic friendly - could you use the sugar free cake mix? I think I will try it with that type of mix to assist in lowering the sugar. Any suggestions?
Haven't made it but looks good!! Nice presentation! @ ylns493p, muffin tins and cupcake tins are the same thing, but do come in a variety of sizes; this recipe uses the standard size (not mini or jumbo). Bake away!!
These mini pineapple upside-down cakes really look good and I'm looking forward to making them. I do have one question before I make them, and that is: What exactly do you mean by Muffin Pans? What is the difference between cupcake tins and muffin cups in for this recipe? Thank You!
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